May 18 Evening Edition

ABC7
— McCarthy rejects proposed commission to investigate Jan 6. Capitol assault – BENJAMIN SIEGEL
https://abc7chicago.com/mccarthy-rejects-proposed-commission-to-investigate-jan-6-capitol-assault-/10657500/
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: Ever-increasingly, hate-filled Trump-hating Trump-haters blame Trump for hate crimes against Asian Americans.
https://abc7chicago.com/politics/congress-oks-bill-to-fight-hate-crimes-against-asian-americans/10657753/

CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— City Hall eases mask restrictions for many Chicagoans despite Lightfoot’s reservations | Lollapalooza to return, Navy Pier to fully open | Mayor picks interim head of police watchdog – LISA DONOVAN
https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-city-eases-mask-restrictions-lightfoot-reservations-lollapalooza-returns-spin-20210518-6rvi4bgpujbipn4bfmgkyaueze-story.html
— Will County executive proposes reducing size of county board in redistricting plan – MICHELLE MULLINS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/ct-sta-redistricting-plan-democrats-will-county-st-0519-20210518-naannqitxbdvnhqx7pa4rbjpte-story.html

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— McConnell hits ‘pause’ on Dems effort to create Jan. 6 panel. That means the bill is likely to have a more difficult path when it reaches the Senate, where majority Democrats will need at least 10 GOP votes to pass it. – AP
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/5/18/22442183/mcconnell-hits-pause-dems-effort-create-jan-6-panel

DAILY HERALD
— Kane County wants public input on redrawing board districts – James Fuller
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210518/kane-county-wants-public-input-on-redrawing-board-districts

WHEATON PATCH
— The Digital Divide: How Wide In Wheaton Area? Access to broadband speeds needed for remote work and learning vary greatly across the U.S.
https://patch.com/illinois/wheaton/digital-divide-how-wide-wheaton-area

CAPITOL FAX
— Bailey attends Statehouse rally against masks for children
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/bailey-attends-statehouse-rally-against-masks-for-children/
— Eastern Bloc members wring hands over stigmatizing the unvaxed, complain to MLB teams
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/eastern-bloc-members-wring-hands-over-stigmatizing-the-unvaxed-complain-to-mlb-teams/
— 1,495 new confirmed and probable cases; 21 additional deaths; 1,503 hospitalized; 407 in ICU; 2.3 percent average case positivity rate; 2.8 percent average test positivity rate; 56,593 average daily doses, but computer glitch didn’t report some vaxes yesterday
https://capitolfax.com/2021/05/18/1495-new-confirmed-and-probable-cases-21-additional-deaths-1503-hospitalized-407-in-icu-23-percent-average-case-positivity-rate-28-percent-average-test-positivity-rate-56593-average-daily-doses-but-co/

FOX NEWS
— RNC Chairwoman McDaniel: Big Tech silenced a president. Could you be next? Every American needs to understand the lesson behind Facebook’s recent ban of President Trump – Ronna McDaniel
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/big-tech-president-rnc-chairwoman

GOPUSA
— Space Force: Opposition To Marxism Can Cost You Your Job
(DIERSEN: If I had not opposed political affiliation discrimination, reverse discrimination, and age discrimination, I might still be a federal employee. My Democrat GAO superiors would not have a) forced me to retire in 1997 when I was 49 years old, b) given me unfair performance expectations and appraisals, c) always ranked me in the bottom half of my coworkers for pay-for-performance purposes, d) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-13, e) gotten rid of my mentor in 1987, f) kept me off audits of IRS for all but 3 of the almost 18 years that I worked for GAO, and g) forced me to take a $20,361 (21%) pay cut in today’s dollars to transfer from IRS to GAO in 1980. My Democrat IRS superiors would not have a) failed/refused to promote me beyond GS-12, b) disallowed my education deductions in 1978, c) gotten rid of my mentor in 1975, and d) disallowed my partial day per diem claims in 1974. My Democrat Post Office superiors would not have a) forced me to resign in 1969 and b) disallowed my sick leave requests in 1969 and 1968. I earned a) a job-related bachelor’s degree when I was 21 in 1970 and job-related master’s degrees when I was 27, 31, and 48, b) job-related professional certifications when I was 30, 32, 41, 45, 47, and 48, and c) a job-related professional license when I was 32.)
https://www.gopusa.com/?p=110437

FEDERALIST
— DIERSEN HEADLINE: How many children who are in America illegally have Illinois, your county, your township, your municipality, and your school district agreed to accept? Who is going to pay for housing them, feeding them, clothing them, teaching them English, giving them medical care, educating them, etc.?
https://thefederalist.com/2021/03/30/bidens-border-crisis-is-displacing-foster-kids-and-screwing-school-districts/

ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
— President Trump Returning To Stage In Upcoming Convention, Rallies
https://www.oann.com/president-trump-returning-to-stage-in-upcoming-convention-rallies/

MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
— The AP Advises Reporters Not To Use Words Like ‘Border Surge’ That ‘Portray Migrants as a Negative’ – Brittany M. Hughes
(DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, AP, an arm of the Democrat Party, illegally encourages citizens of foreign countries a) to illegally come to America illegally and b) to illegally stay in America illegally. AP should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.)
https://www.mrctv.org/blog/ap-advises-reporters-not-use-words-border-surge-portray-migrants-negative

THE HILL
— Border surge includes people from countries other than Central America, highlighting terror threat – NOLAN RAPPAPORT
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/554000-border-surge-includes-people-from-countries-other-than-central-america

WALL STREET JOURNAL
— America’s Welfare State Is on Borrowed Time Biden has fully embraced the mad goal of giving 98% of the population lavish benefits at no cost. – Christopher DeMuth
https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-welfare-state-is-on-borrowed-time-11620238400

RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— Conservative Viewers Are Better Informed About Important Topics
(DIERSEN: My critics/opponents want you to know only what they tell you, no more and no less. My critics/opponents destroy those like me a) who they cannot manipulate or dominate, b) who refuse to glorify and praise them, c) who refuse to pander to them, d) who refuse to serve as one of their operatives or dupes, e) who refuse to cover-up their wrongdoing, and/or f) who refuse to give them money. I should write a book about my critics/opponents.)
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/partner_surveys/conservative_viewers_are_better_informed_about_important_topics

Author: David Diersen

The opinions that I express in GOPUSA ILLINOIS emails are based on experience that I have gained doing many things since 1948. I base my opinions on what I learned a) working for the federal government for almost 30 years -- Post Office 1966-1969, IRS 1971-1980, and GAO 1980-1997, serving on the Executive Committee of the Association of Government Accountants Chicago Chapter 1983-1996, and being a union member while I worked for the Post Office and IRS; b) earning an MBA from Loyola in 1976, a masters degree in accounting from DePaul in 1980, and a masters degree in financial markets and trading from IIT in 1997; c) passing the CPA examination on my first attempt in 1979 and passing the Certified Internal Auditor examination on my first attempt in 1981; c) serving as a Republican Precinct Committeeman since 1999, the GOPUSA Illinois Editor since 2000, the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois Chairman 2005-2012, a member of the 2008 Illinois Republican Party (IRP) Platform and Resolutions Committee, a Wheaton Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee member 2003-2011, the Milton Township Republican Central Committee webmaster 2008-2010 and 2000-2004, an Illinois Center Right Coalition Steering Committee member 2003-2007, and an American Association of Political Consultants Midwest Chapter board member 2001-2004; d) attending the 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 IRP State Conventions as a delegate; e) being the subject of a nasty 4-page article in the February 1978 issue of Money Magazine; f) pursing litigation including Diersen v. GAO and Diersen v. Chicago Car Exchange; g) being married since 1978; h) living in Crete 1948-1972, in University Park 1972-1976, in Chicago 1976-1978, and in DuPage County, Milton Township, and Wheaton since 1978; and i) being baptized, raised, and confirmed as a Missouri Synod Lutheran.